1 In many parts and in many ways long ago the God having spoken to the fathers by the prophets, in last of the days of these spoke to us by a son,

2 whom he appointed an heir of all things, (on account of whom also the ages he made,)

3 who (being an effulgence of the glory and an exact impress of the substance of him, sustaining and the things all by the word of the power of himself,) through himself a purification have made of the sins of us, sat down at right of the majesty in high places;

4 by so much greater having become of them messengers, by so much more excellent beyond them he has inherited a name.

5 To which for did he say ever of the messengers: A son of me art thou, I to–day have begotten thee? and again: I will be to him for a Father, and he shall to me for a son?

6 when but again he may lead in the first born into the habitable, he says: And let worship him all messengers of God.

7 And concerning indeed the messengers he says: He making the messengers of himself spirits, and the public servants of himself of fire a flame;

8 concerning but the son: The throne of thee the god for the age of the ages; a sceptre of rectitude the sceptre of the kingdom of thee.

9 Thou didst love righteousness, and thou didst hate lawlessness; on account of this anointed thee the God of thee, oil of extreme joy beyond the associates of thee.

10 And: Thou in a beginning, O Lord, the earth didst form, and works of the hands of thee are the heavens.

11 They shall perish, thou but remainest; and all as a garment shall become old,

12 and like an upper garment thou wilt fold them, and they shall be changed; thou but the same art, and the years of thee not will fail.

13 To which but of the messengers did he say ever: Do thou sit at right of me, till I may place the enemies of thee footstool for the feet of thee?

14 Not all are public serving spirits, for service being sent forth on account of those being about to inherit salvation?

1 Long ago on many occasions and in many ways God spoke to our fathers through the prophets.

2 He has in these last days spoken to us by his Son, whom he has appointed heir of all things, through whom he made the ages Greek: aion: ages of time, perpetuity, worlds, generations, human entities.

3 God’s Son is the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his being. He sustains all things by his powerful word. After Jesus purged our sins, he sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high.

4 He has become better than the angels and has inherited a more excellent name than theirs.

5 To which of the angels did God ever say at any time: »You are my son; this day I have begotten you« ? And again: »I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son« ?

6 And again: when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says: »Let all the angels of God pay him homage.«

7 Of the angels he says: »He makes his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.« (Psalm 104:4)

8 But he says to the Son: »God is your throne forever and ever. Your throne, Oh God-like one, is forever.: A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of your kingdom. (Psalm 45:6, 7)

9 »You have loved righteousness, and hated iniquity. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness more than your companions.«

10 And, You, Lord, in the beginning have laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of your hands. (Psalm 102:25)

11 »They will perish but you remain. They will all grow old like a garment.

12 »Just as a coat you fold them up, and they will be changed: but you are the same, and your years will never run out.«

13 To which of the angels did he say at any time: »Sit on my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool« ? (Psalm 110:1)

14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent to minister for those who will be heirs of salvation?